This episode features Flavio Volpe, President and CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) representing more than 200 suppliers to the global automotive industry. He has served in that role since 2014 and over the last nine years Flavio has been at the forefront of some of the most important issues facing not only the automotive industry in Canada but Canada as a nation.

From the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to mobilizing Canadian parts suppliers to become suppliers of much needed PPE and ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, to seeking an injunction to force the opening of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor during the 2022 truckers’ blockade – Flavio has been there, leading the charge.

The 2023 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto from February 17-26 will mark the Canadian debut of the initiative that Flavio and his members have become most recognized for globally – Project Arrow – an audacious plan to build an all-Canadian, all-electric, technologically advanced automobile.

While there have been lots of achievements Flavio and I take time to reflect in this episode on what really matters – inspiring others, laying the track, doing your best, and staying curious.